Category Archives: Rural Life

Go Ahead, Break the Budget This Christmas

Posted on November 30, 2007 by

Ask me about Christmas shopping, and I’ll happily direct your attention over to Buy Nothing Day, Buy Nothing Christmas, and Bill McKibben’s Hundred Dollar Holiday. This year, though, I’m encouraging everyone I know to spend a ton…on a house. A … Continue reading →

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Loving the Earthtones

Posted on November 20, 2007 by

Bernie over at South Dakota Magazine recently asked readers if we like the browns of the South Dakota winter landscape. I do, but it’s taken me awhile to get there. I can probably trace my growing fondness for the winter … Continue reading →

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Health, Wealth, and Prosperity

Posted on November 8, 2007 by

Don’t worry after reading the title of this post. I definitely don’t subscribe to prosperity theology, but today’s Daily Yonder reports on a fascinating study describing a different kind of prosperity: that found among rural counties across the country. (Full … Continue reading →

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Glad I Don’t Have To Explain This To The Daughter Just Yet

Posted on October 27, 2007 by

Mr. Prairie Roots already posted this, but I can’t help adding this magnificent prairie bird to my blog, too. He gave us an up-close view when he landed on our front porch after I scared him from beneath our deck. … Continue reading →

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